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This is a list of countries (or regions) by total road network size, both paved and unpaved.. Also included is additional data on the length of each country's or region's controlled-access highway network, also known as expressway, freeway, motorway, and so forth (they are known by different names in various places).
India now got world’s 2nd largest road network: Nitin Gadkari @OfficeOfNGIndia has now the second largest road network in the world being fuelled by the tremendous growth in construction of expressways and highways. Road, Transport and Highways Minister Nitin Gadkari said this while addressing the 60th annual convention of SIAM through video conference today. He informed that the current rate of road building per day has averaged to 30 Kilometre a day, with the highest being 40 Kilometre per day of highways. Mr Gadkari expressed confidence over achieving Road safety targets in near future. He said, the automobile industry has progressed a lot in that direction. The Minister noted that vehicle manufacturers have implemented regulations crucial to vehicle safety such as crash norms, airbags, seat belt reminder and reverse parking assist. These regulations have brought the auto industry in India at par with the global auto industry.
The US boasts the world's largest road network, followed by China and India, the world's two most populous countries